High Prevalence of Obesity in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

By A. Simonnet, M. Chetboun, J. Poissy, V. Raverdy, Jerome Noulette, A. Duhamel, J. Labreuche, D. Mathieu, F. Pattou, M. Jourdain. Obesity, 2020

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The COVID‐19 pandemic is rapidly spreading worldwide, notably in Europe and North America where obesity is highly prevalent. The relation between obesity and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) has not been fully documented.

Subfields: Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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